Google for Startups Accelerator: Middle East, North Africa and Turkey
Google · Corporate accelerator
VariesEquity-free mentoring and Google product credits, plus Cloud credits of up to $350K in year one (subject to Google Cloud tier eligibility)
A ten-week, equity-free accelerator for Seed to Series A startups across MENA and Turkey, with mentorship in AI/ML, Cloud, UX, Android and Play, product and marketing.
Key terms
- Equity-free for the duration of the program
- Cloud credits up to $350K in year one, subject to tier eligibility and approval
- CEO and CTO must commit to the required sessions
- Cohorts of 10–15 startups
Eligibility
- Where
- Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Turkey
- Stages
- seed, series-a
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Program length: 10 weeks
How to apply
Apply on the program page while the window is open. Otherwise register your interest to be notified of the next cohort.
- Benefit
- in-kind
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Annual cohort (2026 window 13 Jul – 31 Aug closed; program Oct–Dec 2026; next dates TBA)
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10-23 · source